Rewinding to Thursday, September 23, 1926…
Thursday · Hamlet, North Carolina, United States
John, you arrived on September 23, 1926 in Hamlet.
Scroll back in time ↓01The weather outside
Before the weather records began.
Hourly climate records for this spot begin in 1940, so this day stays a little mysterious.
02The sky that night
A waning gibbous watched over you.
93% lit · 17.3 days into its cycle
Looking up from Hamlet that evening, you could have spotted Jupiter and Saturn without a telescope.
It was autumn in your half of the world.
The Moon was 226,509 miles away — closer than usual.
03On every radio
Before the charts began.
The weekly singles chart we use begins in August 1958 — your day predates it.
04What a dollar bought
Your first receipt.
Price records couldn’t be reached just now — refresh in a moment.
05Your life in numbers
Since that day, you have lived…
0
seconds
and counting, right now
0
heartbeats
at a resting average of 80 a minute
0
breaths
give or take a few yawns
0
sunrises
5,224 weeks of them
0
full moons
have risen since your first night
0.00B
miles traveled
100 laps around the Sun
06Born under
A Thursday's child, under Libra.
Star sign
Libra
Air sign
Chinese zodiac
Tiger
Fire Tiger
Birthstone
Sapphire
for your month
Birth flower
Aster
for your month
Generation
Greatest Generation
1901–1927
Day of the week
Thursday
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